FAQ

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Here's a list of the most frequently asked questions of the app:

• How to set the app as my main launcher?
• How to add new channels?
• Which emulators can Revo Launcher link to?
• Why is the app crashing in the background?
• How can I open the debug console?

► How to set the app as my main launcher?

Click the Revo button, and then "Revo Launcher" -> "Set app as your launcher".

► How to add new channels?

In order to add a new app to your channel, hold a blank space:

• Once the popup opens, you'll have to choose the action linked to the channel (opening an app, a game, a link...)
• Next, you have to choose the Icon animation. This is the animation that appears in the main menu, in the channel.
  • If you know nothing about these animations, it's recommended you choose any of the Default ones (since they'll show the app's logo).
  • You can learn more about animations in here.
• Finally, you need to choose a Banner animation. This is the animation that shows up when you open a channel, in the big screen.

► Which emulators can Revo Launcher link to?

First of all, you have to keep in mind that Revo Launcher does -NOT- support game emulation in any way. It merely links a legal game backup of your own, with an external emulation application. Neither of them are, or will be, provided by the app.

Revo Launcher can link to any emulator if it supports direct-game-launch and you provide it the proper parameters. That being said, there's some emulators that Revo Launcher supports out of the box, without you needing to setup any parameters.

Click here to view the full list of emulators pre-supported by Revo Launcher:

• Dolphin
• Citra
• MelonDS
• DraStic
• MyBoy + MyOldBoy
• GBCoid
• Mupen64 + Mupen64Pro
• MAME
• J2Me
• SNEX9X
• SuperRetro16
• Nesoid
• Gearoid
• Gensoid
• MasterGear
• redream (not currently working)
• Reicast
• Flycast
• uoYabause
• YabaSanshiro 2
• IrataJaguar
• Ataroid
• Real3DOPlayer
• ColEm+
• Speccy
• fMSX
• UAE4Droid
• Yuzu
• PPSSPP
• AetherSX2 (not currently working)
• Play!
• ePSXe
• FPseNG
• FPse
• DuckStation
• Robert Broglia's emulators:
  • NES.emu
  • GBA.emu
  • MD.emu
  • 2600.emu
  • GBC.emu
  • Lynx.emu
  • Swan.emu
  • MSX.emu
  • NGP.emu
  • C64.emu
  • PCE.emu
  • NEO.emu

► Why is the app crashing in the background?

Because of the nature of the app (animations with multiple assets, some of them playing constantly), Revo Launcher takes up more RAM than a regular launcher. In recent Android versions, the app gets closed in the background by the system as an optimization, being more or less aggressive depending on the vendor. You can try two things:

• Enable "Low memory" mode in Revo Launcher settings.
• Disable the battery optimizations for this app. You can find more info about this problem here: https://dontkillmyapp.com/

► Where's the iOS version?

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► How do I switch from the Play Store version to the Launcher version?

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► How do I know if my content was approved or rejected?

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► Why was my content rejected?

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► What can I do to help with Revo Launcher's development?

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► How can I open the debug console?

You have to hold the "version text" for 5 seconds, same thing for closing it. This text is found in the Revo Launcher settings, on the bottom right. It reads "Revo Launcher vX.X".

The debug console shows all the info that Revo Launcher is logging. Most of them are just regular messages, but sometimes you can also find warnings and errors here.

If something is not working as expected when doing something, feel free to check the console! If a weird warning or errors gets logged, sending me a screenshot along with the repro steps will help me even more :)